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Game entry

Half-Life

1998 · FPS, Horror, Action-adventure, Puzzle · PC, Mac, Linux · Valve

Half-Life holds position no. 108 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,829 ELO points and 64% of duels won out of 3,397 played. Against Undertale, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 63 wins to 59 losses in 122 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 8 out of 78 (1998).

World rank

no. 108

ELO score

1,829

Wins

64%

Duels played

3,397

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About Half-Life

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.

The community says

I think I was maybe fourteen when I first tried it, could be wrong on that, but I remember not wanting to stop even when my eyes hurt.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,829 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Half-Life sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 105 Tekken 7 1,833
  2. 106 Tomb Raider 1,832
  3. 107 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 1,830
  4. 108 Half-Life 1,829
  5. 109 Hollow Knight 1,829
  6. 110 Factorio 1,829
  7. 111 Batman: Arkham City 1,828

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The standing

Where Half-Life ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Half-Life stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 8 out of 78 (1998).

Where Half-Life ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 108 5,035
FPS 9 451
1990s 24 659
1998 8 78

The community

The debate

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  1. Miles_44

    I think I was maybe fourteen when I first tried it, could be wrong on that, but I remember not wanting to stop even when my eyes hurt.

  2. lebsack_brown

    Twenty six feels low for something this often copied by the genre itself.

    Leo_91

    Ese ritmo lento del principio es justo lo que más recuerdo, más que cualquier arma del juego.

    thompson_raleigh

    Copied by the genre, sure, but my kid finds the pacing slow compared to what she plays now and I sort of see her point.

  3. Geraldine_2001

    Doom hits harder and never stops to explain itself, that's the difference people forget to mention.

  4. FrameKid

    cada vez que lo instalo de nuevo me sorprende lo bien que se sostiene el ritmo, para mí sigue siendo top 50 fácil

  5. TurboPhoenix2006

    Ah oui, encore un débat pour savoir si un jeu de 1998 mérite sa place, comme si le classement allait soudain se corriger tout seul ce soir.

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